Environmental & Energy
Dec. 31, 2020
PG&E must consider vegetation clearing when deciding on power shutoffs
Looking to rein in the company for failing to comply with state law and meet safety goals, U.S. District Judge William Alsup said the additional probation condition is necessary "to protect the people of California from yet further death and destruction caused by the offender's continuing failure to operate its power grid safely."
The federal judge in San Francisco overseeing PG&E Corp.'s criminal probation proposed that the utility take into account the extent to which utility lines have been cleared of vegetation in deciding where to cut power in windstorms.
Looking to rein in the company for failing to comply with state law and meet safety goals, U.S. District Judge William Alsup said t...
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